Peter M. Brant Quotes

Art needs to be socialised, and you need a lot of context to understand that, and that doesn't mean having read a few art history books.

Peter M. Brant

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• I want to ski down Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas when I am 85, descending from a height of 8,201 meters.

  

  Yuichiro Miura
  • Ski
  • Descending
  • Himalayas

• The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.

  

  Walter Benjamin
  • Art
  • Truth
  • Wisdom

• I never get recognised here in London, which I like. Once a year, someone comes up to me and asks if I am 'so-and-so's niece' because they think they recognise me from somewhere. I like that.

  

  Carey Mulligan
  • London
  • Niece
  • Recognised

• In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.

  

  Warren Buffett
  • World
  • Military
  • Financial

• I never wrote my books especially for children.

  

  P. L. Travers
  • Children
  • Never
  • Books

• I hope she misses the cut. She doesn't belong here.

  

  Vijay Singh
  • Hope
  • Here
  • Belong

• Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.

  

  Raf Simons
  • Society
  • Everything
  • Grow

• I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.

  

  Mandy Moore
  • Life
  • Learn
  • Personal

• I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.

  

  Raghav Bahl
  • Great
  • Business
  • Drive

• I like working with my own body weight, and I just do the best job I can to be healthy and strong, both before and after a fight.

  

  Canelo Alvarez
  • Job
  • Strong
  • Best

• I do have a family, and I do have friends, and so-called friends, and acquaintances, and many other people I see only around Christmas time. Maybe they could vouch for me. Maybe they could testify to my existence and save a part of me that thinks I'm no better than a bag of potato chips.

  

  Macaulay Culkin
  • People
  • Time
  • Family

• Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.

  

  Randeep Hooda
  • Good
  • Action
  • Fate

• Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.

  

  Karl Shapiro
  • Speak
  • Name
  • Grass

• Anyone who's seen me before knows that when it's fight time, I don't have much to say.

  

  Laila Ali
  • Time
  • Knows
  • Fight

• I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar.

  

  Najib Razak
  • Political
  • Growth
  • Driving

• As a person, to inspire some young girls and give them something to look at and give them something to play for, I think is such a great position to be in. I'm glad that I can follow all of the great Korean players' footsteps.

  

  Inbee Park
  • Great
  • Think
  • Inspire

• I'm proud to be here as a man that has played first base more than anybody in the game of baseball.

  

  Eddie Murray
  • Game
  • Man
  • Proud

• The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and have a good time.

  

  C. Z. Guest
  • Time
  • Good
  • Important

• I didn't know much about golf growing up.

  

  Yogi Berra
  • Up
  • Growing
  • Golf

• I may find something that looks interesting and then go on to alter the recipe by adding spices, things of my own. I also look for time-saving recipes, dishes that can be prepared ahead and stored.

  

  Paul Lynde
  • Interesting
  • Comedy
  • Prepared

• I cling to the idea that Herman Melville had to work at the end of his career watching ships in a dock, as a shipping agent in New York. Any writer who thinks they should be given patronage because of their gift... you don't have to look too far in history to see that's just not the case.

  

  Jess Walter
  • Work
  • History
  • Career

• Havana, for all its smells, sweat, crumbling walls, isolation, and difficult history, is the most romantic city in the world.

  

  Mark Kurlansky
  • World
  • History
  • City

• Art needs to be socialised, and you need a lot of context to understand that, and that doesn't mean having read a few art history books.

  

  Peter M. Brant
  • Art
  • History